A pair of late 19th century, French, gilt bronze and champlevé candlesticks. Each in the form of three caryatids supporting a single sconce with domed base. Original gilding.
Circa 1880
French
Champleve Candlesticks
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Rosewood Sutherland Table
A small late 19th century rosewood, boxwood and ivory marquetry inlaid sutherland table. The rectangular top with twin drop flaps either side, supported by turned gate legs, the ends with double supports and sledge bases.
English
Circa 1890
Dancing Fauns
‘The Dancing Faun’ Pompeii & ‘The Dancing Faun’ after Soldani.
A pair of 19th century ‘Grand Tour’ bronzes after the antique. The Pompeii faun, a bearded male, standing with his right foot forward, hands held aloft, the other depicted with his right foot on a scabellum and with a cymbal in each hand. Each on a rectangular sienna marble plinth. Original patination.
Circa 1860
Antique French Porcelain & Gilt Bronze Clock
A Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze and porcelain mantel clock. The urn surmount with floral and hung with chains, above a circular porcelain dial, with acanthus scroll sides, the inverted breakfront base with scroll inset panels on toupie feet. The front and sides inset puce painted porcelain panels in a ‘Wateauesque‘ style. The Vincenti eight day movement with brocot suspension striking the hour & half hour on a bell, numbered 1830. Original two tone matt & burnished gilding.
The porcelain panels signed to reverse ‘Morel Carpentier 1831’
Circa 1860
French
Grant Fleet Street Rosewood Bracket Clock
John Grant Fleet Street
A George IV rosewood bracket clock in the Gothic taste. The shouldered lancet shaped case surmounted by a carved stepped plinth with turned and carved finials, the sides with pierced brass fretwork. The front glazed door opening to a resilvered dial engraved with acanthus scrolls and roman numerals, and signed ‘Grant Fleet Street’. The eight day double fusee five pillar movement with strike/silent lever and anchor escapement, striking the hour and quarter hour on two bells.
English
Circa 1830
Pair of Bronze Figures of Fighting Warriors
A pair of mid 19th century, Italian, patinated bronze figures of warriors. Each standing in fighting pose, shields on theirs arms, one brandishing an
Italian
Circa 1870
Adrian Etienne Gaudez Bronze ‘Mignon’
Adrien Etienne Gaudez. 1845-1902
A late 19th century bronze figure of ‘Mignon’. The figure of the Gypsy girl, her head supported by her hand, leaning against a tree stump, holding a mandolin in her hand. Original dual, dark brown and green, patination. Signed to base with ‘Hors Concours’ medallion to front socle.
Circa 1880
French
Edwardian Nest Of Tables
A set of four Edwardian mahogany and satinwood crossbanded ‘Quartetto’ tables. The rectangular graduating tops with cockbeaded border and satinwood banding, standing on four slender ring turned supports with trestle ends and splay feet, united by a curved rear stretcher. Good original patination and condition.
Circa 1900
English
Morris & Co Satinwood Cabinet
Morris & Company
An Edwardian satinwood, kingwood crossbanded and ebony line inlaid side cabinet. The top inlaid with oval central panel and quarter veneered, above two oak lined drawers with original silvered pulls, and a pair of doors under with oval yew wood panels, standing on bracket feet. The sides with matched book veneers.
Circa 1900
English
Morris & Company picture this cabinet in their Catalogue of ‘Drawing Room Furniture’
Venetian Mirror
A late 19th century, Venetian, octagonal cushion wall mirror of small size. The central octagonal plate surrounded by segmented plates, hand cut and engraved with flowers, surmounted by acanthus and ‘c’ scroll pediment, inset an ebonised frame. The original silvering with signs of age to all plates.
Circa 1880
Venetian
Barbedienne Hippomene & Atalante
A pair of late 19th century figures of ‘Hippomene ‘ & ‘Atalante’ cast by Barbedienne. Each figure in expressive pose, standing on a ring turned and octagonal Belgium marble base. Original dark brown patination, each signed to base. Some fritting to base of each marble.
Cast after the marbles situated in the ‘Jardin des Tuileries’, and shown in the Bardedienne catalogue of 1886. The size of each is ‘Petite No 4’.
Circa 1890
French
Edwardian Mahogany & Kingwood Crossbanded Stand
An Edwardian mahogany, kingwood crossbanded and boxwood strung torchere stand. The square top with unusual rising lid to reveal a small box, above a tapering column, each side quarter veneered and strung, above a stepped plinth with concave sides.
English
Circa 1910
French Giltwood & Gesso Mirror
A Napoleon III gilt wood and gesso wall mirror. The original bevelled central plate inset moulded slip surrounded by a further five shaped panels. The ornate rococo frame of acanthus leaves and scrolls with central pediment flanked by floral swags. Original matt and burnished water gilding.
Circa 1870
French
‘Gillows’ Style Rosewood Games Pembroke Table ‘Miles & Edwards’
Miles & Edwards Oxford Street London 7104
A Rosewood Pembroke games table in a style strongly associated with Gillows. The rectangular top with central slide, concealing a removable tray decorated for backgammon, reversing to an inlaid chequers board, flanked by twin drop flaps supported by knuckle jointed lopers. The front with a dummy and a real mahogany lined drawer, retaining the original rosewood turned pulls, standing on four turned reeded legs ending in ‘Copes Patent’ brass caps and castors.
Stamped to top Miles & Edwards Oxford Street London 7104
English
Circa 1825
Gilt Metal & Enamel Photograph Frame
An early 20th century gilt brass and turquoise guilloche enamel photograph frame. The well cast frame with enamel engine turned border.
French
Circa 1910
Napoleon III Marble & Gilt Urns
A pair of Napoleon III, French, gilt bronze and Breccia rossa marble urns and covers. The removable covers above pierced collars, the ovoid marble bodies with rams head masks and hung with floral swags, supported by acanthus leaf cast socles with square plinth bases.
French
Circa 1880
Satinwood Inlaid Display Cabinet
A fine late 19th century, Victorian, satinwood and marquetry inlaid display cabinet. The polished top with breakfront, above a single concealed frieze drawer inlaid with central panel of cherub. The bevelled glazed door with marquetry panel to base, enclosing a relined interior with adjustable shelves, and flanked by bowed glazed sides, the stiles with floral inlaid panels, standing on four square section tapering legs ending in spade feet.
English
Circa 1890
Pair of Bronze Soldiers
A pair of late 19th century, French, patinated bronze figures of soldiers. The well cast and chased figures, one standing holding a rifle at his side, the other priming his rifle, both standing on a naturalistic base with turned black marble socle. Original patination to each.
French
Circa 1880
Napoleon III Boulle Clock
Vincenti et Cie Rollin a Paris
A Napoleon III brass inlaid tortoiseshell and ormolu mounted Boulle clock in the Louis XV style. The shaped case surmounted by a seated cherub, above waisted sides finely inlaid with scrolling cut brass and centred by a mask mount, the front with glazed panel showing the inlaid interior and pendulum. The eight day Vincent & Cie movement with Brocot suspension and striking the hour & half hour on a bell with outside countwheel. Movement and pendulum numbered 1142.
French
Circa 1870
Regency Style Overmantel
A late 19th century, Victorian, giltwood and gesso overmantel. The moulded cornice with canon ball decoration, above an acanthus frieze, with the original bevelled triple plates inset ebonised reeded fillets below, flanked by cluster columns. The gilding in good condition.
English
Circa 1880